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Trump’s Sobering ‘Godfather’ Approach To Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY Michael J. Koplow's analysis, shared by Gary Rosenblatt, compares Donald Trump's strategy towards Israel to the calculated indifference of Vito Corleone's handling of Virgil Sollozzo in "The Godfather." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GazaAbraham AccordsMiddle EastU.S. Foreign PolicyDonald TrumpNetanyahuRegional DiplomacyIsrael Policy ForumMichael J. Koplow

Places mentioned

Israel
"Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu often grumbledsometimes publicly, other times reportedly privatelythat the U.S. was tying his hands."
Southern District, Israel
"Whether it was the arguments over how Israel should proceed in Rafah, the bickering over providing humanitarian assistance to Gaza, the differences of opinion over the scope and human toll of Israels bombing campaign"
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"From the mobilization of tens of thousands of reservists for a renewed ground offensive, to the statements from Israeli ministers that the IDF is going to permanently hold the territory it seizes in the coming operation even if hostages are released, to reports that Israel is going to raze all remaining structures in Gaza outside of a single humanitarian zone in the south if there is no ceasefire agreement in two weeks"
Iran
"so long as Israel doesnt bomb Iran while he is negotiating the next iteration of a nuclear deal"
Turkey
"or try to push Turkey and Trumps friend Recep Tayyip Erdoan out of Syria"
Saudi Arabia
"He is going to Saudi Arabia, where he is likely to announce some of the bilateral U.S.-Saudi agreements"
United Arab Emirates
"He is going to the UAE and Qatar, where there will be other trade and defense agreements."
Qatar
"He is going to the UAE and Qatar, where there will be other trade and defense agreements."

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